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Your Source For The Best In BasketballMon, 14 Mar 2016 23:25:37 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8By: The Philosopherhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202928
Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:23:08 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202928When has Artest ever been clutch? Artest has never REALLY been clutch. He got lucky one time.
]]>By: thalilbigkahunahttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202639
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:08:22 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202639Ariza would have gotten the and one, made the free throw, and stolen that pass from pierce to rondo at the end.
]]>By: Th3_R3al_Chrishttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202608
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:41:01 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202608Tarzan, his legend was solidified in game 3. That’s like asking Nate and Baby to reproduce their act last night. Role-players may put their imprints on a game or two in a series, but they can’t be called upon every game.
]]>By: Tarzan Cooperhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202534
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:26:18 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202534Wheres that playoff legend fisher?
]]>By: backboardhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202460
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:25:50 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202460what KH said!!! That pi$$ed me of soooo much! Why did he slow down…. just make the darn layup!
]]>By: KHhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202367
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:48:59 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202367why did he slow down to try and draw contact if he wasn’t going to try and finsih stronger than he did? My coach used to scream at us when we would slow down on an “open” layup to try and draw the foul. In this case I understand why.
]]>By: fizzrockethttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202358
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:41:38 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202358On the flip side, Trevor Ariza didn’t even make the playoffs, but still. Artest has been brutal.
]]>By: dfrancehttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202349
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:35:40 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202349I personally thought the shot hit the rim. if you look at the angle from the front you see the ball change direction before bouncing off the glass. unfortunately the refs couldn’t review it.

What is a reviewable play if not a shot clock violation discrepency? They need to broaden the use of instant replay, but not so much that it slows down the game.

]]>By: pablassohttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202344
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:32:53 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202344@d’bri: you just can’t generalize opinions, i was never sold on Artest over Ariza, i’m his fan since last year when he added the 3 pt threat to his defense.

Artest is a nice guy, but his defense is overrated and his offense unpredictable.

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Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:25:19 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202337@vtrobot: no review, they can’t review shot clock violations (no sense, huh?). They did have a quick conference and decide to stick the on-court call in favor of Boston. Yeah, I’m not going to get on the refs. It’s part of the game and that was just an example of a bad break.
]]>By: vtrobothttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202330
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:17:55 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202330@ jumpman: that ray 24-second violation-“saving” heave was another one of the weird calls of the series. they reviewed that one, right? from one of the 6 angles i guess you could have thought it hit the rim. from about 5 angles, it looked like it missed the rim by about a foot. still reffing in games 4 and 5 has definitely been getter than reffing in games 1 – 3.
]]>By: jumpman3224http://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202322
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:09:26 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202322I guess that’s the rub with Ron. In this system he has turned into a Defense only guy and when he is not looking someone down. He also refused to foul Rondo in the same situation, which hurt. But this shouldnt all fall on Ron-Ron. The Lakers couldn’t get stops and when they did, they commited an off-ball foul or let the rebound or get a 24 sec violation called incorrectly. They need more from Gasol. Their best chance moving forward is to have Kobe be the best player on the court and Gasol, be damn near close. When it comes down to it though, gotta win 2 games in a row at home for the title. I still believe.
]]>By: d'brihttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202320
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:07:48 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202320now Ariza is a better fit. after game 1 and 3, Ron was brought in solely to slow PP down and was a great addition. love hate relationships are hard. C fans know, had one all year with Rasheed.
]]>By: Overtimehttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202308
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:58:24 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202308In fairness, no one was stopping Paul Pierce last night. But those free throws really did send my head into my hands. The lakers just didnt wanna play D last night, they should have ridden that Kobe third quater to a lead. Kobe hits stupidly hard shot….celtics get open layup….kobe hits a harder shot…celtics get open layup
]]>By: vtrobothttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202307
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:56:22 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202307ron’s right, he has A game to play. one more. not two. hitting keys FTs is all about calming down your mind. can you imagine what is going on in ron’s mind 100% of the time? i think it’s the opposite of calm. if i were an LA fan, i’d miss trevor too. dude had some smooth game during their run last year. as a c’s fan, i was very happy that he was out in ’08.
]]>By: pablassohttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202286
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:37:51 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202286Dammit Ron, i knew Ariza was a better fit, but i didn’t expect you to hurt the lakers so much. I mean, LA won the series against phoenix despite of you.
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Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:33:07 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202281@Yesse: true, but would’ve Ariza contained Pierce as well as Artest (the past four games)?
]]>By: riggshttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202277
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:30:17 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202277somewhere trevor ariza is laughin his a** off
]]>By: Yessehttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202273
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:27:19 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202273Artest’s percentage is very very low for a small forward. I always knew getting Artest instead of Ariza was gonna slow them down, but i wasnt expecting it to be this bad. Ariza would have probably ran away from Pierce in that play and slammed it in. He could have created even more fastbreak opportunities for LA.
]]>By: krizhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202264
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:16:32 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202264lol @ laker fans being confident they are going to win this series still. in game 1 kobe got to the rim at will just about. that hasnt happened since then. so LA will have a tough time winning in LA if allen can find his shot which is more than likely
]]>By: T-Moneyhttp://www.slamonline.com/nba/ron-artests-choke-job-at-the-free-throw-line/#comment-1202253
Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:12:10 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-120225330% from the field and 50% from the line. Wow.
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Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:02:16 +0000http://www.slamonline.com/online/?p=79769#comment-1202242Damn I miss Ariza, he would’ve dunked it and maybe gotten an and 1.
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